Dear Liar
Dear Liar was a theatre production by The National Theatre, produced in 1981, and based on the play by Jerome Kilty.
Kilty's text is a comedy of letters, building on the correspondence between the playwright George Bernard Shaw and the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (often referred to as Mrs. Pat).
Gerda Ring directed it.
The production doubled as celebration of then aged 82 year old Lillebil Ibsen's 70th anniversary as an actress. She and Per Aabel had performed the piece for the first time in 1961, in a production at The National Theatre for which they shared Norwegian Critics' Award 1961.
Information
(Objekt ID 41002)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 31, 1981 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| In collaboration with | The National Stage |
| Based on | Kjære Løgnhals by Jerome Kilty |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Comedy |
| Running period | October 31, 1981 |
Sources:
The National Theatre on Dear Liar, http://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/Details/7a37492f-7ae8-4f96-949e-08fc50702c6b
Store Norske Leksikon on Per Aabel, http://snl.no/Per_Pavels_Aabel
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jerome Kilty | – Playwright |
| Axel Kielland | – Translation |
| Gerda Ring | – Direction |
| Gunnar Alme | – Stage design |
| Holger Blom | – Costume design |
| Asbjørn Myhrvold | – Light |
| Torleif Parsli | – Light |
| Lillebil Ibsen | – Actor (Mrs. Patrick Campbell) |
| Per Aabel | – Actor (George Bernard Shaw) |
| Per Hansen | – Mask design |
| Per Karlsen | – Mask design |
| Simon Simonsen | – Props |
| Jan Johansen | – Stage manager |
| Ole Langerud | – Stage manager |
| Morten Andersen | – Stage Manager |
| Knut Olav Evensen | – Stage Manager |
| Ellen Foyn Bruun | – Prompter |
| Tania Kjeldset | – Prompter |
| June 11, 1982 – Store Scene, The National Stage | visiting performance |
| October 31, 1981 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |